Knockout Kings 2001 (PS) Reviews

Boxing games really are an odd bunch, on one hand if all you're looking for is a btton bashing experience then they can be a god send but if you're looking for a simulated realistic fighter then they can tend to get a bit boring and repetitive. Knockout Kings was one of the better ones of it's era, whilst it's far from the best fighting game ever ...  Read the complete review

I bought this game and finished it in under a day. That says it all really. Graphically its not fantastic and you seem to have to knock your opponents down 4 or 5 times before they stay down. The boxers seem to take an age to react to your button presses, especially when switching from head punches to body punches. The ...  Read the complete review

What can i say about knockout kings? I am not a huge fighting games fan, although i am partial to a bit of soul calibur on the dreamcast, but all my friends are guys so i was stuck with it all weekend! well, i got right into it. To get me on board, the guys named our boxer Lisa Goddess and let me choose his shorts. Treat me like a typical ...  Read the complete review

Knockout Kings 2001 is so pre-eminent among PS1 boxing sims that its nearest rival is a crackpot loony called READY 2 RUMBLE who doesnt even try to box. confidently, EA has put Knockout Kings up into the PS2 division with a quick polish and not much more. The three modes, Exhibtion, Quick play and career, remain in place the first two are one ...  Read the complete review

KK 2001 isn't quite a ragging bull in a china shop, more De Niro at the end of the movie, a fat slugger, reflecting on what could have been. Long on mood but short on action. Boxing games never really worked on the playstation.Round after round of bobbing, weaving, and tactical slugging never seem that exciting when the Marquis of ...  Read the complete review